The Pentagon is considering whether to create a new cyber-command that would oversee government efforts to protect the military's computer networks and would also assist in protecting the civilian government networks, the head of the National Security Agency said yesterday.

Age is the most significant driver of internet use in the home, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority report, released today. The report indicates that nearly three out of four people have a home internet connection and 87 per cent of the population have used the internet. In contrast, only 48 per cent of people aged 65 and over have the internet at home and 44 per cent have never used the internet.

Internet service providers should only be able to disconnect users on the order of a court, the European Parliament has said. The demand has derailed the expected ratification of European telecoms reform at a Parliament session today.

The government is struggling to keep pace with the growing number of attacks on its computer networks, potentially leaving key military and civilian systems vulnerable to overseas hackers, senior U.S. officials said Tuesday, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Three groups representing libraries, including the American Library Association, the largest such group in the United States, have asked a federal judge to exercise "vigorous oversight" over a class-action settlement between Google, authors and publishers.

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Viviane Reding, the European commissioner for Internet-related issues, called Monday for a new multilateral approach to Internet governance once the current system expires at the end of September, reports IDG.

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today announced a group of 305 young Australians to advise Government on online issues such as cyber-bullying.

Two European commissioners are proposing the creation of a Europewide copyright license for online content that could clear the way for cross-border sales of digital music, games and video -- and lower prices for consumers.